Diane Grenier

Review of Escape Campervans USA

I rented the van during February and headed to the...

I rented the van during February and headed to the mountains of Winter Park and Fraser Colorado. The van was pretty comfortable and I stayed warm at night despite low temps below zero (-10) without a heater and I did not need to run the engine during the night to warmup. I had a zero degree sleeping bag and 2 duvets.
It was fun being outdoors and not in a hotel. We spent the days skiing. There was plenty of room to store the skis.
Cooking lunch and dinner in snow storms was fun but a bit cold because there is no overhead protection when the Coleman stove was pulled out and a table not available so the back doors had to be open and the van became cold pretty quickly. If a side table was provided I could have kept the van closed but one was not. It would also be helpful if the stove pull out had a lip so the stove doesn't slid around when cooking. 2 fuel cannisters were provided which was nice.
I spent 2 nights myself and two nights with my daughter. When alone I could keep the dinning table up and sleep on the open bench seat. With my daughter we dropped the table which provided ample sleeping room.

I was not able to use the sink for dishes because the water froze, so carried gallon jugs of water for drinking, cooking and washing. It would have been nice to have a dish pan available as an alternative. I was afraid the sink would freeze if I used it for gray water.
The van traveled well in the two days of snow storms we encounter. Providing a pretty fun shelter.
Over all I would like to rent a van again
.... It was pretty adventurous!